William A. MacCorkle
William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857September 24, 1930), was a United States teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia, and financier. Biography He was born near Lexington, Virginia. After briefly teaching school in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, he attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Returning to West Virginia, in 1879, he established a law practice in Charleston and also taught school. From 1880 to 1889, he served as the Kanawha County prosecuting attorney. In 1884 he married Belle Goshorn."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007. In 1892, as the Democratic Party's candidate, he was elected governor of West Virginia. As governor, MacCorkle advocated increased funding for state institutions and improved transportation. Through an advertising program, he actively promoted the state's natural resources to attract industry. MacCorkle opp ...
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Aretas is the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the Nabataeans resident at Petra It can refer to: *Aretas I was a king in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes *Aretas II ruled Nabatea from 120 or 110 to 96 BC *Aretas III ruled Nabatea from 87 to 62 BC *Aretas IV Philopatris was the father-in-law of Herod Antipas; he is described as ruler of Damascus at the time of Paul's conversion *Aretas (martyr) (died 523) See also

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